On This Day

Friday, June 6, 1997

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 38 16 .704 --
Yankees 32 27 .542 8.5
Blue Jays 27 29 .482 12.0
Tigers 26 31 .456 13.5
Red Sox 23 34 .404 16.5

Games

AL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 29 26 .527 --
Brewers 28 28 .500 1.5
White Sox 27 30 .474 3.0
Royals 26 30 .464 3.5
Twins 26 33 .441 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 31 26 .544 --
Mariners 32 27 .542 --
Angels 30 27 .526 1.0
Athletics 25 36 .410 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Braves 40 19 .678 --
Marlins 33 24 .579 6.0
Mets 33 26 .559 7.0
Expos 30 28 .517 9.5
Phillies 20 38 .345 19.5

Games

NL Central

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 30 29 .508 --
Astros 30 30 .500 0.5
Cardinals 27 31 .466 2.5
Cubs 24 35 .407 6.0
Reds 23 36 .390 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 25 .569 --
Rockies 32 26 .552 1.0
Dodgers 28 30 .483 5.0
Padres 26 32 .448 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 4
1 Albert Belle 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
4 Brady Anderson 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Ray Lankford 2
3 Jeff Bagwell 1
3 Ken Caminiti 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cruz 4
1 Carlos Delgado 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
4 Ken Caminiti 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 2
2 Jeff Bagwell 1
2 Ray Durham 1
2 Carl Everett 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brett Tomko 1.17
2 Roger Clemens 1.14
3 Matt Beech 1.00
3 Jose Rosado 1.00
5 Chan Ho Park 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Alan Benes 1
1 Jim Bullinger 1
1 Paul Byrd 1
1 Roger Clemens 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Clemens 8
2 Matt Beech 7
2 Alan Benes 7
2 Chan Ho Park 7
2 Brett Tomko 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 1
1 Bobby Ayala 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Roberto Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Walker .411
2 Tony Gwynn .407
3 Frank Thomas .391
4 Will Clark .373
5 David Justice .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 25
2 Mark McGwire 23
3 Tino Martinez 20
4 Jeff Bagwell 19
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 64
2 Andres Galarraga 62
3 Tino Martinez 58
4 Jeff Bagwell 57
5 Frank Thomas 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Deion Sanders 30
2 Brian Hunter 27
2 Chuck Knoblauch 27
4 Tom Goodwin 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Martinez 1.45
2 Roger Clemens 1.69
3 Greg Maddux 1.98
4 Francisco Cordova 1.99
5 Bobby Jones 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 11
2 Bobby Jones 10
3 Jimmy Key 9
4 Scott Erickson 8
4 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 105
2 David Cone 102
3 Curt Schilling 100
4 Kevin Appier 94
5 Alan Benes 90

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rod Beck 18
1 Randy Myers 18
3 Mariano Rivera 17
4 John Franco 15
4 Robb Nen 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Larkin .525
2 Tony Gwynn .472
3 John Mabry .463
4 Larry Walker .450
5 2 tied .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 9
2 Jay Buhner 7
2 Frank Thomas 7
4 Albert Belle 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 21
2 Albert Belle 20
2 Ray Lankford 20
4 Jay Buhner 18
5 Frank Thomas 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 8
1 Tony Womack 8
3 Delino DeShields 7
3 Chuck Knoblauch 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Jones 0.53
2 Steve Cooke 0.86
3 Roger Clemens 1.17
3 Armando Reynoso 1.17
5 Steve Trachsel 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 3
1 Shawn Estes 3
1 Randy Johnson 3
1 Armando Reynoso 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 34
2 Kevin Appier 30
3 Andy Benes 29
3 Pedro Martinez 29
5 Ben McDonald 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 6
2 Terry Adams 5
2 Jeff Shaw 5
4 Dennis Eckersley 4
4 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Thomas .449
2 Tony Gwynn .449
3 Joey Cora .434
4 Bobby Bonilla .406
5 Larry Walker .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Frank Thomas 14
2 Jay Buhner 11
2 Ken Griffey 11
2 Mark McGwire 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Thomas 38
2 Albert Belle 36
3 Ray Lankford 35
4 Andres Galarraga 34
5 Jay Buhner 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 16
2 Brian Hunter 14
3 Chuck Knoblauch 13
4 Otis Nixon 12
4 Tony Womack 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bobby Jones 1.13
2 Roger Clemens 1.80
2 Shawn Estes 1.80
4 Andy Benes 1.88
4 2 others tied 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Clemens 6
2 Bobby Jones 5
3 Will Cunnane 4
3 Shawn Estes 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Johnson 55
2 Roger Clemens 49
3 Kevin Appier 48
4 David Cone 47
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Aguilera 9
1 Doug Jones 9
3 John Franco 8
3 Mariano Rivera 8
5 3 tied 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Gwynn .383
2 Frank Thomas .371
3 Alex Rodriguez .341
4 Lance Johnson .339
5 Paul Molitor .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark McGwire 62
2 Ken Griffey 55
3 Vinny Castilla 50
4 Juan Gonzalez 48
5 Andres Galarraga 47

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andres Galarraga 160
2 Ken Griffey 155
3 Albert Belle 144
4 Dante Bichette 143
5 Juan Gonzalez 141

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tom Goodwin 66
2 Otis Nixon 64
3 Chuck Knoblauch 62
3 Kenny Lofton 62
5 Eric Young 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Brown 2.27
2 Greg Maddux 2.39
3 Roger Clemens 2.71
4 Pat Hentgen 2.90
5 Andy Benes 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Benes 20
1 Andy Pettitte 20
3 Pat Hentgen 19
3 Jimmy Key 19
3 John Smoltz 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Curt Schilling 250
2 Roger Clemens 249
3 John Smoltz 239
4 Hideo Nomo 236
5 Pedro Martinez 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Wetteland 42
1 Todd Worrell 42
3 Trevor Hoffman 41
4 Mark Wohlers 40
5 Rod Beck 39